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SAGEN, of the city, county, and State of New lYork, have invented a new and useful Machine for Husking Corn; and I herebydeclare that the following is a full and exactdescription offthc saine, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, making a partof this speciiication, in whichyliigure il. `is, a side elevation with a portion ofthe framing removed. i f VFigure 2, a side elevatin of the bearings for the huskingu'oller; and Figure 3,@a plan view of the same.` v 4 y y l" My invention relates lto Aa novel construction of ymachinery for picking the `ears of cornfrom the stalk and subseqiiently stripping the husks therefrom; and it consists, first, in a novel arrangement of mechanical devices foi` that purpose.; secondly, inl-a peculiar manuerlof delivering' and directing the course of the' ears on ,their passagefrom the picker to the husking mechanism; thirdly, in the arrangement and application ofan endless apronfor feeding Atherears to the rollers, rotating themfduring the operation of husking, and inally discharging them, from the machine; fourthly, iu a novel method of supporting the huskingiollers so as torender them scalf-adj'isting';l andifthly, in the adaptation of adjustable blades to the under side of the husking-rollers, for the purposeof clearing themof any adhering substance. I y, t i ,i -g 1 hefollowing description will enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention. i t A is the frame. B is-the driving-wheel. C is a grooved roller or picker, made of metal, and presentiuga. series of cutting edgesmqrmed. byvalternate wide and xiarxow'groovegwhereby theears are broken from the stalk by thetaidof the roller D.' 4'lhe ears as they fa'll from the picker are caught by the shakerE, having' a series of s'lats placed lso as totform one or more orifices, so that 'the ears will be presented to the husking-rollers in the desired position.` 'Theiendless apron F, formed hy a series vof slats secured to two belts, is` driven by thepnlley F on the end of a roller. The slats of this apron serve to keep down and revolve the ears on'the Vhashing-rollers, and to remove the ears when they have beenv husked. The husking-rollers G Gare made of Vlayers of wood-held on a shaft, the grain being crossed at each alternate layer, so that the form thereof may not L be'ai'eetecl by the shrinkage of the wood, and the end grsnof the wood presenting a slightly roaghened surface more readily takes hold ofthe hnsks. i These rollers are held in bearings O O in the side-pieces N N, Vand are held in -contact by means of the springs P P, which allow the rollers to spread when any Vthick part of the husk or stalk may pass through them. The bearings are provided on their top "and bottom sides with rounded pins, which slide or work in a groove provided ih the side-pieces N N, thus allowingthe rollers to be spread apart either parallel orobliquely. The husking-rollers are driven by means of gearing. The driving-wheels J J being placed at the outer sides of each pair of the roller-wheels K K are not fully in gear, so that when the obstructions pass through the rollers and they are spread apart the wheels are meshed deeper in gear where they have greater strengththus securing the greatest strength when the greatest power is required. The driving-wheels J J' are placed onl a-shaft, I, which derives its motion through the bevel-wheels H H, one of which is placed on a shaft runningvacross the machine, which is driven by a belt' running 'from the driving-wheel B toK a pulley placed on the other end of the cossshaft. The shaker Eis lfastened to the frame at the rear end bymeans of a kneepiece working on a pi, o admit of its having a lateral motion given to it by means of the eccentric wheel L on the shaft I, its forward end being held-up by means of flexible straps'or links E. The blades M M are placed `Linder the huskingrollers for the purpose of cleaning them of any adhering substances. They are made adjustr able by means of screws passing through them, and-by lndia-rubber or other springs placed betweenthem and the under `side of the sidepieces N N. A i" The operationl of the machine is as follows: The stalks bearing the corn are placed on the top of the machine and are fed into the picker Cthe large grooves of which admit the sta'lk. to pass in between it and the roller D, the double edge of the small grooves giving a more secure hold of the stalk, especially when the cutting edges have become dull from use, while the larger grooves freely admit the entry of the stalks. They are not large enough to receive the ears,` which are broken` from them and drop upon the slats of th'eshaker E, from whence they are dislodged by its `vibratory motion, 'and 4passing through the orifice' upon its inclined bottom roll between the apron F, and the husking-rollers G G'being driven at a high speed their surfaces catch the fibre of the husk and strip it from the ear, which receives a rolling motion from theapron F so as to present every part of the surface to the action of the basking-rollers. After the ears are hushed they are rolledotl from the hnskingrollers by the continued motion ofthe apron, and to effect this in a more thorough manner, the slatsof the apron may be iliade of varying thickness, if desired. The husking-rollers may be made of pieces of raw hide clamped or secured to a shaft by means of screws, instead ofl wood, as .herein described. Motion may also be given to the shaker in a vertical instead of lateral direction, and the shaker and husking-rollers so arranged in relation to eachother that the ears may be delivered endwise at the end of the bushing-rollers and the same eiiect produced. The shaker may also be made without the slats or orifices, depending upon vibratory motion to effect the turning ofthe corn. Gear-wheels may be substituted when desired for the pulleys and belts shown in the drawings. p

Among the advantages I claim for my machine are its certainty of action'and durability. By means of the shaker the ears are presented to the huskingwollers in the'proper position. 1Ey the apron it is -held and rolled upon the husking-rollers until all tlfe 4husk is removed. By the use of rollers having yielding bearings I overcome the diiiculty encountered by the use of elastic rollers with rigid hearings, which are soon destroyed` by i 1s'e,'and` also overcome the difficulty niet with in the usc of non-elastic rollers which will not yield to the varying thicknesses of the husk and stalk, and which also'fhave been found to palrtially shell the-corn from thcear during the process of husking. The bushing-rollers formed=in this manner, while they are not covered by an elastic substance, possess sutlicient elasticity to allo'w any unusuallyV thick s'ubstanhe to pass between them, as well as a grasping power not found in a roller made of iron or other non-elastic material.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The arrangement of the picker C, shaker E, endless apron F, husking-rollers G G, and adjustahle blades M'M, essentially as`described for the purpose set forth. A i v 2. The shaker E, for delivering and directing the course of the ears by motion communicated through the eccentric L, or its equivalent, in the manner substantially as specified. p

3. The endless apron F, arranged with relation to' the hashing-rollers G G, so as to carry the ears of corn thereto and rotate them whilst asking, and afterwards to discharge `lthem from the machine, essentially as described. v

4. The basking-rollers G Gr, supported in bearingsO O, having elastic supports P P, sub'stantially as and for the purpose 'set forth. i

5. The adjustable blades M M, essentially as and for the purpose specified.

DANIEL SAGER. Witnesses W. S. B. BENNEr, WM. H. Low` 

